Tacoma South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Tacoma South

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for almost everyone in Tacoma South, with 96.5% of residents speaking only English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state or country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the 0.0% who speak little or no English is actually higher than most similar areas.

4.3% ▲ —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Tacoma South, English only is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Tacoma South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13740/tacoma-south/topic/language